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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 A modest number of consumers strategically reducing their demand for electricity in Texas on only five total days in 2012 and 2013 could have reduced power costs for all consumers in the state more than $200 million, according to an analysis completed by SPEER. SPEER evaluated the market price impact of an incremental amount of […]
The U.S. Energy Information Administration‘s Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) is the only nationally representative source of statistical information on energy-related characteristics, consumption, and expenditures for the nation’s 5.6 million commercial buildings totaling 87 billion square feet of floor space. Building characteristics information from the 2012 survey is being released in stages through the […]
Two of New York’s ambitious energy initiatives have been delayed, pushing into June the deadline for more information about the state’s clean energy funds and REV proceeding. New York’s plan to modernize its electric grid aims to fundamentally transform the way electricity is used in the state by focusing on distributed assets, energy storage, demand […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to review the legality of an Obama administration regulation aimed at encouraging efficiency in the electricity market by having electrical grid operators pay users to reduce consumption at peak times. The court said it will hear an appeal filed by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory […]
Congress on Tuesday passed a bill focused on improving energy efficiency in buildings and water heaters, a move celebrated by both parties for breaking longstanding partisan gridlock. The bill, which President Obama is expected to sign into law this week, is a modest one. But its authors, Senator Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, and Senator […]
Energy efficiency savings lowered New England’s wholesale electricity prices by 24% in the winter of 2014, according to a report released Thursday by the Acadia Center, an energy advocacy group. Efficiency programs suppressed electric demand by 13.7% from January through March 2014, lowering payments to generators by $1.49 billion, the report said. With New England […]
